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I have a comma problem
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We had a phone upstairs and downstairs in the 70s and 80s. The one downstairs could pretty much reach every room down there and the one upstairs could go into all of the 3 bedrooms. Of course, one of the bedrooms was on the opposite side of the stairs so decapitations were commonplace.
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I did like the 'decapitations were commonplace' bit - that gave me a great mental image of people getting clothes-lined by phone cords
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Two phones. That was an extravagance for us
. When we moved house my dad ran an extension box from the kitchen socket to their bedroom. Very high-tech - a wire ran up the stairs, over the door frame for a cupboard, then into their room.
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I did like the 'decapitations were commonplace' bit - that gave me a great mental image of people getting clothes-lined by phone cords
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People in the gym who think the purpose of the gym is to make loud calls while waving their arms about in emphasis even though the other person can't see them.
People in the gym.
People.
People in the gym.
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One time, hilariously, my mum tried to stab me with a car key on our stairs. I'm sure all I did was question her mental state. I may have called her a dozy old bint as well though, to be fair.
Never drew blood though, but looking back it was funny to think she thought that would have been effective ...
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People in the gym who talk on their cell phones so ****ing loud that no matter how loud I turn up my music I can still hear them. And no matter how much of a production I make of sighing, rolling my eyes, and elaborately and dramatically turning my music up AGAIN, they keep right on going.
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This. ![Frown](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/frown.gif)
People in the gym who talk on their cell phones so ****ing loud that no matter how loud I turn up my music I can still hear them. And no matter how much of a production I make of sighing, rolling my eyes, and elaborately and dramatically turning my music up AGAIN, they keep right on going.
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People in the gym who talk on their cell phones so ****ing loud that no matter how loud I turn up my music I can still hear them. And no matter how much of a production I make of sighing, rolling my eyes, and elaborately and dramatically turning my music up AGAIN, they keep right on going.
But you're right, they're twats and can only effectively be dealt with by throwing things at them.
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As any self-respecting household should be ![Nod](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/nod.gif)
One time, hilariously, my mum tried to stab me with a car key on our stairs. I'm sure all I did was question her mental state. I may have called her a dozy old bint as well though, to be fair.
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This. ![Frown](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/frown.gif)
People in the gym who talk on their cell phones so ****ing loud that no matter how loud I turn up my music I can still hear them. And no matter how much of a production I make of sighing, rolling my eyes, and elaborately and dramatically turning my music up AGAIN, they keep right on going.
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And it's easily retrievable if you want to lob it at someone's head. A convenience you just don't get with cordless phones.
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This particular woman went on for at least 20 minutes about a garage sale that the person on the other end of the phone was having. A GARAGE SALE THAT SOMEBODY ELSE WAS HAVING.
I wonder if these people are like swimming sharks and they know that if they stop talking on their cell phones they'll die.
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This particular woman went on for at least 20 minutes about a garage sale that the person on the other end of the phone was having. A GARAGE SALE THAT SOMEBODY ELSE WAS HAVING.
I wonder if these people are like swimming sharks and they know that if they stop talking on their cell phones they'll die.
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